San Diego: This Weekend (May 17-20)

Events around San Diego this weekend include Interactive Day San Diego, comedian Tim Allen, San Diego Taco Fest and the 32nd Annual Bay Bridge Run Walk.

5.17: Bike to Work Day

Grab your helmet, pump up your tires and join the thousands of other San Diegans pedaling to their places of work on this day that aims to encourage more locals to consider biking as an affordable and environmentally friendly choice for commuting. — Michael Benninger

Bike to Work Day is a national event celebrated annually in the United States as part of National Bike Month.

Bike to Work Day is a national event celebrated annually in the United States as part of National Bike Month.

(John Gastaldo / San Diego Union-Tribune)

5.17: Ninth annual Eat.Drink.Read: A Culinary Event for Literacy

Some of San Diego’s most popular chefs will create culinary pairings inspired by their favorite literary characters at this bookish bash that aims to celebrate reading through connection, consumption and commitment. — Michael Benninger

The event combines food with books— keep an eye out if there's green eggs and ham.

The event combines food with books— keep an eye out if there's green eggs and ham.

(Courtesy photo)

5.17: Fermented Pairings Series Vol. 25: Cupcakes and Beer

Join White Labs as they celebrated their 25th installment in this series that combines education and insight into the creative process of cooking, brewing, tasting and pairing processes topped off with, of course, eating and drinking delicious cupcakes and beer.

Mexican chefs will prepare a dinner along with tastes of Don Julio tequila.

Mexican chefs will prepare a dinner along with tastes of Don Julio tequila.

(Courtesy photo)

5.17-19: Jay Chandrasekhar

“The most frustrated animal on a farm is a ghost cow. Because it’s invisible, right, it has one job. Its one job is to sneak up on the other cows and scare them, right? So it sneaks up on the other cows and it’s like ‘Boooooooo.’ And the other cows, they don’t hear that well, they’re like, ‘Yeah, yeah, moo.’ And the ghost cow’s like, ‘No, I said, Boo! It’s frustrating being a ghost cow.’ … Some of the jokes are just going to go that way.” — Jay Chandrasekhar on Just for Laughs

5.17-20: 20th annual Celebrity Championship 2018

Rub elbows with high-profile celebs, and forge new friendships with the rich and famous during this two-day, 36-hole golf tournament paired with nightly parties and free events throughout the week. — Michael Benninger

5.18: Interactive Day San Diego

Listen to marketing mavens, inspiring entrepreneurs and brilliant brand managers share their visions of the future of tech, then attend the enlightening after-party in East Village. — Michael Benninger

5.18: Tim Allen

“Women do their own particularly weird stuff. Watch a woman do a bikini wax. Boy, there’s something you’ll never see a man do. Hell, no. ‘Honey, I’m afraid that ball hair is going to sit right where it is.’ Even though, we’ll all agree that ball-area is pretty damn ugly. It’s like God had some elbow skin leftover.” — Tim Allen on Tim Allen Rewires America

5.19: Paul Rodriguez

“Trump says, ‘I’m gonna make the Mexicans build the wall.’ Yeah, big deal. We’re the only ones in construction. Of course we’re going to build that wall.” — Paul Rodriguez on Paul Rodriguez: The Here and Wow

5.19: Arts & Amps

Head to Karl Strauss Brewing Company in Pacific Beach for an evening of free music from Boostive and Elektrick Voodoo, artists and flowing brews (which you'll have to pay for, of course). Register ahead of time to be entered into a raffle for some free brewery merchandise.

5.19: San Diego Taco Fest

More than 30 of the city’s best Mexican restaurants offer a slew of top-notch tacos at this festival featuring chihuahua races, live lucha libre matches and headliners Salt-N-Pepa with Spinderella. — Michael Benninger

5.19: Old House Fair

For the 20th year, San Diego will play host to the annual Old House Fair, which features six South Park properties open for tours, an architect-led bike tour of historic and modern homes and exhibitor displays.

5.19: Stone Liberty Station Fifth Anniversary

It’s already been five years since Stone Brewery opened its Point Loma location, and what better way to celebrate than by commemorating the occasion with specialty beers and other awesome offerings from Liberty Station’s beloved businesses. — Michael Benninger

5.19: Second annual OMBAC OTL Beerfest

The Old Mission Bay Athletic Club — known for its infamous annual Over-the-Line Tournament — hosts this drinking event showcasing some of the city’s finest breweries and food trucks along with a mini tournament to get people fired up for the main event in July. — Michael Benninger

House of Cards performs during a previous Fiesta del Sol in Solana Beach. Photo by Bill Wechter.

House of Cards performs during a previous Fiesta del Sol in Solana Beach. Photo by Bill Wechter.

(Bill Wechter)

5.20: Grand Avenue Festival

Browse through handcrafted wares from hundreds of merchants, treat your taste buds to bites of international cuisine, and swing your hips to loads of live music at Escondido’s famed festival. — Michael Benninger

5.20: San Diego Donut Run

You donut want to miss this Pacific Beach fun run that includes 5K, 1-mile dash and kids dash options with proceeds going to GiGi’s Playhouse, a nonprofit that supports individuals with Down syndrome. — Michael Benninger